This meditation is created for those nursing mothers,
For those who might be awake in the dead of night or who are experiencing a new shift in life where we get to nurture life in this new deep honorable,
Natural,
Gorgeous way.
And perhaps there are moments that still feel a bit strange or isolating or just new that we get to integrate into our new selves with this new being.
So wherever this meditation finds you during a breastfeeding session,
See if you can just get a little bit more comfortable.
Whether that's relaxing your shoulders,
Shifting the baby on you.
Making sure you can breathe nice and naturally.
Any other little points of relaxation,
Of comfort.
Go ahead and claim them,
No matter how small they are important.
Good.
And just on purpose here,
Taking a few breaths low into the belly.
No need to breathe with a lot of force or engage the muscles to push the belly out with the breath.
Can you just breathe low and slow,
On purpose,
With your attention,
Yet without tensing the body more.
Starting to be that calm anchor for your baby yet again.
Slowing your heart rate,
Your breath.
Ever so slightly.
Presencing yourself with this new being just a little bit more.
And taking a moment now to gaze down at them.
Soaking in whatever you notice,
Whatever you see.
The color of their cheeks,
The weight of their body on yours.
Their little roles,
Their little sounds,
The comfort that exists between you because of you.
This level of comfort and security that can't be manufactured anywhere else in any other way.
And taking a moment as you gaze down at this breastfeeding baby.
To just notice any tension in the neck,
Seeing if you can make your physical body again just a little more comfortable as you gaze down at them.
Position that can be inherently uncomfy.
Can you make it a little more comfortable to be able to soak in this magic,
This presence a little bit more?
And if you'd like,
You're welcome to close the eyes down or keeping them lovingly on your baby,
Whatever feels best to you right here.
And whichever it is,
Starting to put your inner awareness,
Your inner eye into your heart.
Just underneath the breasts that are supporting this new life.
And can you notice the beating of your heart as you quiet the rest of your body?
Can you feel that heartbeat within you?
Can you relax your body so much now that you feel that heartbeat even further in your body?
Down towards the belly,
Up towards the throat,
Out towards the arms.
How far can you sense this cadence of life?
And then can you start to imagine what it might feel like?
To recognize your heartbeat beating just outside your chest.
And into babies.
Can you imagine or picture your heartbeat growing larger slightly beyond your body?
To encompass theirs.
To let your electromagnetic field mesh with theirs through this beautiful cadence of life.
What would this feel like?
What would this be like?
What would you notice if this were happening?
And can you let yourself soften so much that you feel the heart doing this?
Encompassing you and babe.
And if this stays purely imaginal,
That is beautiful too,
That's perfect.
Yet maybe you can start to feel this too.
To become one just like they once were not long ago.
The chain between you two shifted and changed but still always there.
Always present,
Always shifting,
And always present.
It will be forever.
Feeling this chain,
This connection,
This heartbeat,
This lifeblood.
All at once around you both here.
And then starting to let yourself imagine a white light encompassing both of you.
This protective,
Warm orb aura around you and baby.
In this moment.
Adding a layer of protection,
Warmth,
Security,
Love.
To the bubble you're already in.
Letting this white light be this beautiful earthly protection.
This visual representation of your bond.
Two as one.
And taking a few slow,
Nurturing breaths into this visual.
Maybe,
Just maybe you sense.
This bubble around you as well,
Maybe a lightness on the skin or a tingling.
Maybe it stays,
Again,
Purely imaginal and that is perfect too.
Three more breaths right here and nowhere else.
Feeling this protection,
This orb,
This warmth in your bubble with baby.
Two as one.
As life flows between you two.
Good.
Let me just take a moment here to relish this magical process.
Natural,
The most natural thing in the whole world,
Yet indescribable to anyone who hasn't overtly experienced it.
You created this life,
You continue to support this life and your life.
Is enriched and deeply foundationally changed because you brought this life in.
A meshed.
This is the smallest your baby will ever be,
The least you will ever know them.
Letting a smile gently creep onto your face.
Relishing this moment.
Whatever is right here with you,
Between you,
Because of you.
Deep breath in and long breath out,
Sending appreciation to your body,
Your ability,
Your to create,
Sustain,
Support life.
And honor how much love is here because of it.
You are love embodied,
Love in motion.
Softening the body on purpose just once more,
Holding the base.
And then gently letting any mental focus go.
Starting to come back into your space a little more overtly,
Maybe wiggling the toes,
Blinking the eyes open if they were closed.
Maybe rubbing baby's head or hand or back.
You did this,
Mama.
And you'll keep doing it because there is love here.
Created and sustained just like life,
Right here.
You did this.
And it's still just the beginning.
